Material Planning Supervisor

Rheem Manufacturing Company; Fort Smith (AR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Rheem Manufacturing Company in Fort Smith, AR is seeking a Supervisor, Materials Planning to guide the Material Planning Department and coordinate material flow for purchased components to ensure production needs are met.

The role focuses on driving inventory optimization, supplier communications, and effective planning across ERP and MRP systems while maintaining stock levels to support manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field.
• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience in materials planning.
• Experience providing work directions to others.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficient computer skills and in-depth knowledge of MS Office Suite.
• Strong experience in ERP, MRP systems and Material Planning Systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction and expectations to planning group.
• Establish inventory goals for each planner by supplier, commodity and ABC code.
• Analyze material shortages and quality concerns from supply base and develop root cause improvements.
• Review, analyze and update all MRP planning reports.
• Support Lean initiatives by providing Material Planning representation.

Skills

Materials planning

Leadership

ERP systems

MRP systems

MS Office

Communication

Lean manufacturing

Kan-Ban

Problem solving

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's in Business or related field

Tools

MS Office Suite

ERP/MRP software

Job description

Job Description

The Supervisor, Materials Planning provides guidance and support to the Material Planning Department. Provide the strategic direction that will plan, control and coordinate the flow of material on purchased components to ensure the availability to production areas and also maintain inventory levels to the lowest possible levels.

This position will support Rheem North America, based in Fort Smith, AR. This is an on-site position.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction and expectations to planning group.
• Establish Key Activity Matrix that would identify daily, weekly and monthly responsibilities.
• Establish clear responsibilities on supplier communications between planning group and Purchasing.
• Establish inventory goals for each planner by supplier, commodity and ABC code.
• Establish and monitor inventory targets for excess, dormant and obsolete inventory for each planner.
• Support the establishment of effective commodity codes with Divisional Purchasing.
• Develop action plan for mid to long range material planning and control.
• Manage JIT Supplier Mall inventory levels and reorder point maintenance at Hodges Warehouse.
• Workload analysis of planners to ensure level and equalized workload.
• Analyze material shortages and quality concerns from supply base and develop root cause improvements working with Divisional Purchasing and Quality Assurance.
• Review, Analyze and update all MRP planning reports.
• Responsible for adherence to all approved safety programs and policies.
• Represent the company in a professional and ethical manner to outside supply base, company representatives and all other internal departments.
• Support Material Control Stockroom pull system in establishing proper inventory levels, create Kan-Ban levels and develop material flow value stream mapping to reduce inventory transactions.
• Establish and maintain strong communications and feedback with R&D Engineering Change Notices in order to establish logical implementation dates to use up stock and to have new product on-hand for proper product introductions.
• Support plant wide Lean initiatives by providing Material Planning representation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Business or related field.
• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years of prior relevant experience.
• Understands basic management approaches such as work scheduling, prioritizing, coaching and process execution.
• Typically requires broad job knowledge of technical or professional practices within assigned discipline acquired through advanced education combined with work experience.
• Experience in materials planning.
• Experience providing work directions to others.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficient computer skills and in-depth knowledge of relevant software such as MS Office Suite.
• Demonstrated ability to work well with others is a matrix team environment.
• Strong experience in ERP, MRP systems and Material Planning Systems.
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing philosophy and Kan-Ban Systems.
• Maintains a high degree of confidentiality.
• Independent thought, good judgment, problem solving skills and the ability to prioritize multiple projects.
• A team player with solid interpersonal skills.
• Exhibit the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, suppliers and the general public.
• Self-motivated with little or no supervision.
• Meets productivity standards completing work in timely manner and strives to increase productivity.

As a Leader At Rheem, How You Achieve Results Is As Important As The Results You Achieve. While LEADING OTHERS, You Will Be Expected To Demonstrate The Following Competencies And Behaviors

• Aligning Performance for Success
• Applying Business Knowledge
• Building Talent
• Building Trusted Relationships
• Communicating with Impact
• Customer-Orientation
• Delegating Tasks
• Executing/Leading the Teamli>
• Facilitating Change
• Fostering Relationships/ Emotional Intelligence
• Influencing
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Supporting Innovation

Equivalent combination of education, experience, and skills may supplement above minimum job requirements.

About Us

At Rheem, we engineer products for life. For home life. For work life. For the life of the planet we all share. Backed by over 100 years of expertise, we’re passionate about product innovation and boldly committed to sustainability. Our full line of global air and water solutions deliver reliable performance, comfort and energy savings for residential and commercial applications worldwide. From engineers to accountants, sales professionals to support experts, Rheem depends on people to power our innovations. Join Rheem and help shape the future of products that impact lives—every day.

Our Behavior Based Values Set Us Apart

• Listening to Understand – Open mind, learning from others, accepting feedback, embracing the objective
• Contributing Respectfully - Sharing opinions, valuing ideas, sharing opposing perspectives with respect
• Thinking Creatively – Applying creativity, seeking improvements, understanding from the customers’ lens
• Acting with Responsibility – Owning decisions and actions, acting with integrity, embracing accountability

Rheem is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Rheem encourages all qualified candidates to apply, including those of any race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The job description above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equivalent combination of education, experience, and skills may supplement above minimum job requirements.

For U.S. Based jobs, please note that Rheem is unable to hire candidates to be employed in the following states: Alaska, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, or Vermont.

Rheem and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed Recruitment Services Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee.